Re: printing to windows lpd

[Bernd Walter <ticso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 10:30:52PM -0800, Tekshop wrote:
> hi..
> 
> I'm trying to print to an HP laserjet 5mp which is connected parallel to a
> win nt4 machine. I have set up tcp/ip printing services on the windows box,
> and verified with a mac lpr printer. I can also print to it via lpr on my
> freebsd box if I set up a simple lpr printer and use the builtin input
> filter. I can print text from bsd.
> 
> As soon as I install apsfilter and set up the same lpr printer, printing
> that same text file yields a big job with lots of pages. gs appears to fire
> up and process by text file.

lpd on Windows NT sucks.
The last time I checked it asumed everything it receives is beeing text
and filters it with his own drivers to enshure that everything is realy
printed as text.
lpd service on Windows NT can't print raw jobs!

You have two options:

Attach the printer to a Unix and tell Windows to print via lpd.
That way jobs get printet just as they should.
Unfortunately NTs lpd client can't manage remote queues...

Use a diffrent lpd implementation than that of MS.
There are commercial implementations and maybe some freeware too.

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